Author: Lillyval
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:04 pm
You know, Ironic, I really love irony, but I hate sarcasm, which is what your reply to me was. Hello!??
It’s obvious from your other thread that you are misinformed based on the sources you are using. I am referring to the PDR while you are referring to opiophile.com. Temgesic is prescribed for pain, while Suboxone is prescribed for addiction. A 0.2mg dose of bupe has the effect on the order of a Lortab but is very short acting. A maintenance dose of Suboxone has a 36 hour half life in order to keep the receptors engaged and prevent cravings in addicts. And no, a 16 mg dose of Sub is not equal to 320 mg of morphine. If you had watched even one of the videos that Hat posted a link to, you would have understood that buprenorphine’s effect is not linear, and in fact, a 2mg dose has roughly the same opiate effect as a 8 or 12 mg dose. The difference is in duration.
And yes, I do agree that the pharmaceutical companies, RB included, are a bunch of greedy bastards. But that doesn’t negate the research and clinical success of Suboxone. Maybe many people would or could get by on a lower dose, but by your own admission you can "feel" doses below about 4 mg, which is counterproductive to maintenance treatment, which was what I was referring to in my post.
Like someone said above we’re here to support one another in our recovery. We are happy to read about what works for you. But don’t claim that everyone including Dr. Junig, who is not only and M.D. and Ph.D. but an expert on Suboxone who has treated over 500 patients with it, is wrong. That is just insulting and inappropriate.
